Monday, 6 September 2010

A Bird's Sweet Song

'Shoot all the bluejays you want, if you can hit 'em, but remember it's a sin to kill a mockingbird.'

I am quickly making my way through 'To Kill A Mockingbird' by Harper Lee and I have to say it such an intriguing tale. Set in the deep south of America in the 1930's, this novel dives deep into the conscience of a town so high up on prejudice and pride that the weight of history, as I see it, will only be able to tolerate so much.
I have fallen in love with the narrator, Scout (Jean Louise Finch) a tomboy whose innocent view on things is sharpened by her retrospective narrative. I have almost finished part one and am throughly enjoying it. I can tell that there is more to this book than meets the eye and could possibly predict that Atticus' law suit has something to do with his daughter? Maybe a pie in the sky....?

2 comments:

  1. Hey Gee, it's Joe!

    Thought I'd comment on this one seems as though I've read it myself :)
    I agree with pretty much everything you have blogged here, which is a first ;)

    xxx

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  2. Hey Joe, its Gee ;)

    Thankyou for reading it :D

    xxx

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